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# HEARING DOCKET

In Reply Refer to:
June 21,2012 CERTIFIED AGL-7J 2011-GL-03-0070

Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Admir1istration Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilber Wright Building- 

### Suite 2W1 000 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. + OMS**~001/010**



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# O'f?7 Re: 

### Liberty Foundation, Inc. FAACase No.: 2011-GL-03-0070 Enclosed herewith please find the original and one copy ofthe Complaint in the above-referenced proceeding.
. The FAA requests thatthehearing in this matter be held in Chicago, Illinois, and expects thatthe hearing will last two days. Please address all communications for the FAA to lhc undersigned at: Adrianne Wojcik Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Regkm, AGL·7J 2300 East Devon Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60018-4696 Phone (847) 294-7109 Fax (847) 294-7498

Enclosures: Complaint Sincerely,

# A~ Adrianne Wojcik Attorney

cc: Respondent (w/copy ofComplaint), Respondellt's Counsel (w/copy ofComplaint)07/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024935142 FAA + OMS



## U.S.**DEPA~TMENT** 

## OF TRANSPORTATION Office ofHearings Washington, D.C.



### -------------·· ·-- 

### Liberty Foundation, Inc. FAA DOCKET NO. CP*not

### yet assigned* (EIR 2011-GL-03-0070)

(Civil Penalty Action) Administrative 

### Law Judge *not yet assigned"'


## COMPLAINT OnJune 

### 5, 2012, Respondent, 

### Liberty Foundation, Inc. 

### (Liberty Foundation) was advised 141002/010



### . through a Final 

### Notice ofProposed Civil Penalty that 

### the FAA 

### proposed to assess a civil penalty

in the 

### amount of$43,250.00. 

### Liberty Foundation, by counsel, has 

### submitted a written 

### request for a 

### hearing, dated June 20,2012, which was received by the

### Agency Attorney on June 20, 

### 2012. 

## I The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), by

### counsel, hereby files its Complaint, 

### pursuant to Rule 208 ofthe 

### RuJes ofPractice (14 C.F.R. 13.20S),"and states 

### as follows: 

### 1. Atall times 

### relevant hereto Liberty Foundation Inc. (Liberty)

### was the registered owner 

### ofa Boeing B-17G, registered 

### as N390TH, 

### and bearing Serial·Numher 44· 

### 85734. 2. N390TH 

### is certificated as a 

### Limited Category aircraft, which must be maintained in accordance with 

### requirements of 14 CFR Part 

### 43. The 

### aircraft**mu~t** 

### be also maintained inr accordance 

### with FAA Exemption 8565C.07/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS**~** 003/010



### 3. On or about Febn1ary 24, 2011. Mr. Rodney Schneider, Airman Certificate number 264901 0 with Airframe and Powerplant ratings, perfonncd maintenance on N390TH, which included, as described by him, the removal and replacement ofall six fuel tanks (the February 24, 2011 maintenance). 4. Instead ofreplacing the bladder fltel 

### tanks that had been properly installed 

### in N390TH, Mr. Schneider fabricated aluminum tanks, without the benefit of approved data, an appropriate field approval, or any other engineering data acceptable to the Administrator. 5. The replacement ofthe bladder fuel tanks with the aluminum tanks fabricated by Mr. Schneider was a major alteration ofN390TH without approved data, without an appropriate field approval, and without a supplemental type certificate or any other engineering data acceptable to the Administrator. 6. Mr. Schneider's fabrication ofthe aluminum tanks and installation ofthese tanks 

### in N390TH resulted in 

### a major alteration ofN390TH as that term is used in 14 C.F.R. Part 43 and its appendices. 7. The a.Juminum fuel tanks fabricated and installed in N390TH in February 2011 by Mr. Schneider did nol 

### conform to the type design or type certificate 

### lor N390TH and rendcrr.:d 

### N390TH unairworthy. 8. On February 24, 2011, N390TH was approved lorreturn to service by Mr. Schneider at an aircraft total time of2474.7 hours. 

### 2

9. Neither Mr. 

### Schnejder, nor anyone else. fbr 

### the benefit ofLiberty, entered a description, in the aircraft log, ofthe work actually performed by Mr. 

### Schneider 

### onN390TII during the February 24, 20 II maintenance. Spccit1cally, there was· no description ofthe fabrication ofthe aluminum fuel tanks or a description ofthe major alteration ofthe 

### fuel system ofN390TH.07/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024835142 FAA -. OMS 141 004/010

10. At 

### ali times relevant 

### hereto Mr. Schneider

### was not a person 

### authorized, by 14 

### C.F.R. §

### 43.7, to 

### approve N390TH for return 

### to service following 

### the fabrication of

### aluminum fuel tanks 

### and the 

### major alteration of

### its fuel system. 

### 11. Liberty operated N390TH 

### in an unairworthy condition 

### in excess

## or 100 

### hours, on more than 12 

### flights, after the 

### February 24,2011 

### maintenance and.the major alteration to the 

### aircraft's fuel system without approved 

### data and without 

### a field approval 

### and while it remained unairworthy. 

### 3

12. On 

### June 13, 2011, 

### Mr. Schneider

### performed additional maintenance 

### on N390TH, 

### specifically he performed maintenance on a fuel leak in the #1 

### main fuel tank (the #1 

### tank). (the June 13, 2011 

### maintenance)
13. 

### On 

### June 13, 2011, 

### the #I 

### tank installed in N390TH 

### was one 

### ofthe fuel tanks that 

### Mr. Schneider 

### fabricated in February ()f2011.
14. 

### When Mr. Schneider repaired the #1 

### tank onJune 13.2011, 

### he failed to use the methods, techniques, and 

### practices prescribed in 

### the current manufacturer1 s 

### maintenance manual 

### or Instructions for Continued Airworthiness prepared 

### by 

### its manufacturer, or othermethods, 

### techniques, and practices 

### acceptable to the 

### Administrator.
15. 

### When 

### Mr. Schneiderrepaired 

### the #1 

### tank on 

### June 13,2011. 

### he failed to 

### do that work in such a manner and use 

### materials of

### such a quality, that the condition of the aircraft 

### would be at least equal t(> 

### its original or properly altered condition (with 

### regard to structural strength, resistance to vibration and deterioration, and other 

### qualities affecting airworthiness).07/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024935142 FAA "' OMS**~005/010**



### 16. Although Mr. Schneider approved N390TH for return to 

### service following the June 

### 13, 2011 maintenance, 

### N390TH was not in a condition equal to its original or properly altered condition 

### and was unairworthy. 

### 1

7. An additional 

### flight was made on 

### June 13, 20 11 afterthe June 

### 13, 20 11 maintenance. That flight ended after an in-flight fire and subsequentemergency offai:rport landing.
By reason ofthe foregoing facts 

### and circumstances, Liberty Foundation violated the following Federal Aviation Regulations:

a. 14 CFR 91.405(b), 

### which states that each owner or operator ofan aircraft shall ensure that maintenance personnel make appropriate entries in the aircrail maintenance records.indicating the aircraft has been approved for return to

b. 14**c~~R** 91.407(a), 

### which states that no person may operate any 

### aircraft that has 

### undergone maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration unlcss- (1) It

### has been approved for return to service by a person authorized under §43.7 ofthis chapter; and (2) The maintenance record entry required by §43.9 or §43.11, as applicable, of this chapter has been made.

c. And, on each flight following the February 24, 2011 maintenance, 14 

### CFR 91.7(a), which states that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in an · airw<Hthy condition. 407/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024935142 FAA -t OMS 141008/010



## II 1. 

### Pursuant to Title 49 

### ofthe 

### United States Code, Section 46301 (49 U.S.C. 

### §46301), 

### Liberty Foundation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $11,000.00 

### for each violation alleged.
2. 

### Under the facts and circumstances of

### this case, a civil penally 

### of$43,250.00 is appropriate. 

### WHEREFORE, the Agency, by counsel, 

### respectfully requests that the Administrative Law J

### udgc enter an Order that Respondent be assessed a civil penalty 

### in the amount of $43,250.00. 

### RcspectfuJly submitted this 21·'t 

### day ofJune 2012.



### Adriannc Wojcik 

### Attorney Federal Aviation Administration 

### Great Lakes Region, AGL-7K 2300 

### East Devon Avenue 

### Des Plaines, JL 60018 

### Phone: (847)294-7109 Fax: (847)294-7498 507/03/2012 08:37 FAX 2024835142 FAA + OMS



## Certificate ofService 1hereby certifythatthe foregoing Complaint has been mailed this 21 sr day ofJune 2012. by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requestcd,to: Original and One Copy: Hearing Docket Federal Aviation Administration Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 Wilber Wright Building- Suite 2Wl000 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20591 One Copy: Mr. Stuart Goldstein Liberty Foundation Inc. 9350 South Dixie Hwy. FL 10 Miami, FL 33156·2951 Telephone: Fax: (305) 670-1 222 (305) 670-7065
Dated this 21st day ofJune 2012. 

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Tammy Gardner 

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### UNITED. STATES OF AM.EAJCA FEDERAL A VIAnONADMINISTRATION FEDERALAVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Complainant, FAA Case No: V. ·2011-GL-03-0070 THE LIBERTY FOUNDATION, INC., Respondent.

RESPONDENT'$ HEARING REQUESI 141009/010 li!J 0002/0003.

Respondent, THE LIBERTY FOUNDATION, INC., by and through its undersigned attorneys, pursuant to 14 CFR §13.16 and 14 CFR §13.210, herewith requests a

. . hearing on the Administrator1 s Final 

### Notice of 

### Proposed Civil Penalty dated June 5, 2012, received June 8, 2012.

Stuart**A~** Goldstein, P. A. 9350 South Dixie Highway, 1Oth Floor Miami, FL 33156 Tel: (305) 670·1222 Fax: (305) 670-7065 

### Email: stuartgoldsteiopa@att.ne.t Attorney for Respondent

# By:lrw&l~L StuartA. Goldstein

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE + OMS**~010/010 ~0003/0003** 

, I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 20th day of June, 2012, the original and one copy of this Request was served via United States mail on: Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, 

### S.W., Washington, 

### D. C., 20591, attention Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430, Wilbur 

### Wright Building-Suite 2W1-000, and that a copy was served via facsimile (847) 294·7498 and·regular United States Mail upon Adrianne Wojcik, Esq., Office of the Regional Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018.

# By:.kda_.~ StuartA. Goldstein

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